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Motivation and Neurotransmitters in Rowers

NCT07235124 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2025-11-19

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Summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn how motivation and body chemistry are linked during and after intense exercise in national-level rowers.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

Do athletes with higher motivation show different changes in brain chemicals after exercise? How do hormone and neurotransmitter levels change during recovery after exercise?

Participants will:

Complete a motivation questionnaire called the Inventory of Achievement Motivation (LMI) before the exercise test.

Perform a 6000-meter rowing test on an indoor rowing machine. Have blood samples taken three times: before exercise, immediately after exercise, and 1 hour after exercise.

Researchers will measure blood levels of testosterone, cortisol, serotonin, dopamine, beta-endorphin, anandamide (AEA), and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG).

This study will help researchers understand how motivation and body chemistry work together to influence performance and recovery in highly trained athletes.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

6000-meter rowing ergometer test

Participants perform a 6000-meter rowing test on an indoor ergometer at maximal effort to simulate race conditions and induce physiological fatigue.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Poznan University of Physical Education

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-01
Primary Completion
2023-11-28
Completion
2023-12-02

Countries

  • Poland

Study Locations

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